Dough-shaping implement.



E. MITSGHLER.

DOUGH SHAPING IMPLEMENT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 19, 1913.

Patented Oct. 21, 1913.

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Patented o er. 21, 1913.

Application filed much 19, 1918. Serial No. 755,512.

To all whom it may concern! Be it known that I, EUGENE Mrrscnnnn, asubject of the German Em eror, and resident of the city of New Yor z, inthe county p of New York and State of New York, have I an The groovingof the rolls takes quite some time, as there are obviously as manystrokes of the blade-instrument or of the fingers to bemade as there aregrooves to be formed; moreover highly skilled operators or bakers areneeded for the production thereof.

One of the objects of the resent invention is to provide a simple aninexpensive device, whereby the grooving of the lumps or balls of doughwhich are subsequently baked so into rolls may be eiiected expeditiouslyeven by unskilled laborers.

"With these and other objects in view, which will .more fully appear asthe nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists inthe combination, arran ement and construction of parts hereinafter fullydescribed, pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, it being understood that many 10 changes may bemade in the size and proportion of the several parts and details ofconstruction within the scope of the appended claims without departingfrom the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

One of the many possible embodiments of the invention is illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a bottom plan view ofthe implement; Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof, its cover beingremoved to more clearly show the interior construction; Fig. 3 is also abottom plan view of the device, its parts occupying positions differingfrom those shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a vertical section taken on line4-4 of Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is a plan 'ceptacle 10 and its other end at 22 tothe view of a Vienna roll; and Fig. 6 is a side elevation thereof.

The implement comprises a cylindrical receptacle 10, which is 0 en atits lower end 11,. that is to say it lac s the bottom, and is providedwith a cover -12at its upper end, 'SMd COV6l' being'secured to said recetacle in any suitable manner and provide with a pluralityof erforations13 13, for a purpose hereina er to be described. The inner diameter ofthis receptacle corresponds to that of the lump or ball of dough whichis to be sha ed into a ,Vienna roll. The receptacle as a lurality ofvertical, substantially radial y extending partitions 14, 14, suchpartitions bein attached at their outer ends to the inner ace of thecylindrical Wall of the receptacle and joined at their inner ends in thevertical axis of the receptacle. These partitions do not extendthroughout the entire height of the receptaole, but begin below themiddle portion thereof and project toward its lower end 11, stoppingshort of such end, as clearly shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings. The innerjoined ends of the partitions "form a hub-like structure 15', from whichrises upward toward the cover 12 a pin 16, such pin being fixedlyattached to the hub in any suitable manner. On this pin is oscillatablymounted a horizontal disk 17, also provided with ,a plurality ofperforations, denoted by the numerals 18, 18. The diameter of this diskis slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the receptacle 10. To.the disk are secured a pluralityof downwardly projecting,

vertical, substantially radially extending vanes 19, the-configurationand number of which are similar to those of the partitions 14:. Thevanes are held against their respective partitions by means of a spring20, which is coiled upon the pin 16; one end of said spring beingattached at 21 to the redisk 17.

A push rod 23 extends through an aperture 24 in the wallof thereceptacle 10 in a substantially tangential direction to the peripheryof the disk 17. The lnner endof this push rod is pivoted at 25 to the dsk 17, its outer end, which is arranged outside of the receptacle 10,being provided wlth a knob 26. v f

The operation of this devlce is as follows: A lump or ball of dough,whlch 15 to be grooved or indented, is placed upon a support, theimplement with its open-end ut on top of it and forced toward the amsupport. The air displaced by the dough ,ls adapted to escape t iroughthe perforations 18 and 13 in the disk 17 and t e cover 12,respectively. By the operation described the partitions 14: and vanes 19are lower into the lump or ball of dough, and, inasmuch as the saidpartitions and vanes stop short of the lower end of the receptacle, adividing of the lump or ball of dough Wlll be prevented. The push rod 23is then forced inward (Fig. 4;), thereby imparting a turn through acorresponding angular distance to the disk 17 and the vanes 19 carr edthereby, forming thus radially extending grooves or indentations in theupper side of said lump or ball. The push rod is then released, wherebythe spring restores the arts to their normal positions, in which theimplementis removed from the dough. The lump or ball is then set away inpans, or otherwise, to permit a second raising to take place before thebaking operation. During this raising, the grooves or indentationsformed in the dou h are somewhat shallowed, and assume t e appearance ofhandmade grooves.

What I claim is 1. In an implement of the characterdescribed, thecombination with a cylindI-ical receptacle having an open lower end, ofa plurality of vertical substantially radially extending 1partitionstherein, said partitions stopping s ort of the lower end of said receptacle, a corres onding number of vertical substantially ra iallyextending vanes in said receptacle, means forholding said vanes normallyagainst their respective partitions, and hand-operated means for causingsaid vanes to move away from said partitions vanes normally a againstthe action of said first mentioned means.

2. In an implement of the character described, the combination with acylindrical receptacle having an open lower end,'of a plurality ofvertical substantiallyradially extending iartitions therein, saidpartitions stopping s ort of the lower end of said rece tacle, a corresonding number of vertical su stantially ra ially extending vanes in saidreceptacle, a spring ainst their respective partitions, and ban-operated' means for causing said vanes to move away from saidpartitions against the action of said spring.

3. In an implement of the character described, the combination with acylindrical receptacle having an open lower end, of a plurality ofvertical substantially radially extending artitions therein, saidpartitions stopping siiort of the lower end of said receptacle, a diskoscillatably mounted above said partitions in said receptacle, aplurality of vertical substantially radially extending vanes attached tosaid disk projecting downward toward the open end of said receptacle,sai'd vanes corresponding in number to that of said partitions, a sprinfastened to said disk and said receptac e for holding said vanesnormally against their respective partitions, and hand-operated meansfor causing said vanes to move away from said partitions against theaction of said spring.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,this tth day of March, A. D. 1913.

EUGENE MITSCHLER. \Vitnesses:

SIGMUND Hnnzoo, S. BIRNBAUM.

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